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pepe1991 wrote:To be fair to Bamba, Birch is simply better suited for backup role. He is high energy guy, he won't take bad shots, he won't take usage from Ross/Fultz /whoever and he will not make mental rookie mistakes.

Bamba will be handed some min because of draft stock, just like Isaac was, but unlike Isaac's spot last year, he actually has player that can play better than him.
There is probably better scenario for Fultz to get into serious rotation before Bamba because MCW and his offense are bottom of the bottoms.

basketballRob wrote:

pepe1991 wrote:To be fair to Bamba, Birch is simply better suited for backup role. He is high energy guy, he won't take bad shots, he won't take usage from Ross/Fultz /whoever and he will not make mental rookie mistakes.

Bamba will be handed some min because of draft stock, just like Isaac was, but unlike Isaac's spot last year, he actually has player that can play better than him.
There is probably better scenario for Fultz to get into serious rotation before Bamba because MCW and his offense are bottom of the bottoms.

Bamba will probably be much better than Birch on offense too.

Birch played during the easiest part of the season and if Bamba was healthy we'd probably have the same result.


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drsd wrote:Back on topic, is this another PG to develop? What's Gravett's upside?

“I think there were a couple things I noticed about him that really stood out,” said Jake Kelfer, PBC founder and director. “One was his ability to shoot. I mean, the guy has range for days. That was pretty evident.

“The second thing is his athleticism. I didn’t realize how athletic he was. I think he tested really well in our jumping test as well as a few other tests — in terms of rebound speed, with some of the advanced analytic that we have at the combine. I think he’s one of the higher ranked players that were there in terms of being able to get off the ground, hit the ground and get back up. So there’s a lot of benefits there.

The 6-foot-3 Gravett last season led the SEC in 3-point field goal percentage in conference games. He wants NBA teams to know, though, that he’s more than a shooter.

“I just want them to look at me more so in my role as a point guard,” Gravett said. “As you guys know, Frank (Martin) moved me to the (shooting guard) this year, so I was playing shooting guard mostly. But I can score the ball, so that’s why people sometime say ‘Oh, well he’s a shooting guard.’ But I mean, if you look at today’s game, look at the point guards — Damian Lillard, Steph Curry, those are scoring point guards.

“I’m able to use the pick and roll and use my teammates and get myself involved and create for others just as easy as it is to create my own shot.”

drsd wrote:Back on topic, is this another PG to develop? What's Gravett's upside?

tiderulz wrote:

drsd wrote:Back on topic, is this another PG to develop? What's Gravett's upside?

was a bench player as a senior, started 5 games out of 32 played. 11ppg, 4 rpg

drsd wrote:

tiderulz wrote:

drsd wrote:Back on topic, is this another PG to develop? What's Gravett's upside?

was a bench player as a senior, started 5 games out of 32 played. 11ppg, 4 rpg

To be fair Darrell Armstrong was a field goal kicker in college. Gravett after 2-5 years of development, one never knows. Reading above, he does seem to have an NBA skill (distance shooting). But the lack of discussion on defense suggest he is a well below average defender.

drsd wrote:

tiderulz wrote:

drsd wrote:Back on topic, is this another PG to develop? What's Gravett's upside?

was a bench player as a senior, started 5 games out of 32 played. 11ppg, 4 rpg

To be fair Darrell Armstrong was a field goal kicker in college. Gravett after 2-5 years of development, one never knows. Reading above, he does seem to have an NBA skill (distance shooting). But the lack of discussion on defense suggest he is a well below average defender.